Why do people get so anxious about math?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7snnRaC4t5c
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-people-get-so-anxious-about-math-orly-rubinsten (Alternate link)
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Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your palms start to sweat? This is called math anxiety, and if it happens to you, you’re not alone: Researchers think about 20 percent of the population suffers from it. So what’s going on? And can it be fixed? Orly Rubinsten explores the current research and suggests ways to increase math performance.
1 April 2017 Edit: 2 April 2017
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